Conception of Our Lady

Conception of Our Lady is an order of nuns founded in Portugal in 1484. They at first followed the rule of the Cistercians, but afterwards that of St. Clare.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)